On January 14, 2026, on the Qinglan Expressway in the Liaocheng section of Shandong, a truck lost a tire which fell onto the centre of the road, and subsequently stopped in the emergency lane for repairs. At that moment, a car behind was unable to avoid the tire and crashed into it.

Due to inertia, the tire slid along the road, accurately "returning" to the rear of the truck, amazingly returning to its owner - the truck. The truck driver, who was inspecting the rear of the truck, was so frightened by the sight that he immediately jumped over the guardrail to avoid it.

Mr. Gao, the owner of the car behind, said that he did not have time to react when he saw the tire and crashed straight into it, resulting in the front right tire of his car also bursting.

The traffic police ultimately determined that the truck was fully responsible, and the accident has now been resolved.